This small (1.6 km2) popular park with its mighty Cathedral Grove straddles busy Highway 4 near the east coast of Vancouver Island. It is not completely untouched: some old cut Thuja plicata (western redcedar) stumps can be seen. The canopy is composed mainly of the following species: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (coast Douglas-fir), Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock) and Thuja plicata. Particularly the first and last mentioned species include remarkably large specimens. The largest Pseudotsuga menziesii individuals are over 800 years old1. Tree species diversity is low and most species are easy to identify.

No camping permitted.

References:

1Stoltmann, R. (1990): Hiking Guide to the Big Trees of Southwestern British Columbia, Second Edition. Western Canada Wilderness Committee.